Lead Software Engineer – AI Brand Protection Platform (m/f/d)
Sentryc
Posted: April 11, 2025
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Quick Summary
As a Lead Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and deploy features for our AI-powered SaaS platform, working closely with the CTO and CPO to shape technical direction and promote engineering excellence across a small but ambitious team.
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Job Description
Your mission:
At Sentryc, we protect global brands from counterfeiting and brand abuse with an AI-powered SaaS platform that scans the internet for IP infringements. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will drive the development of our platform by staying hands-on with code and helping shape our technical direction. You’ll collaborate closely with the CTO and CPO to translate business needs into impactful technical solutions, while promoting engineering excellence across a small but ambitious team.
Your tasks:
• Architect, design, develop, and deploy features for our microservices-based platform
• Improve performance, security, and scalability using Java 11, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, AWS, Docker, GraphQL, and testing frameworks like JUnit, Mockito, Spring Boot Test
• Set clear technical direction and ensure clean, maintainable code through best practices
• Conduct code reviews and support a culture of continuous learning and technical growth
• Work closely with the CTO and CPO to transform product needs into robust system solutions
• Coach and inspire a cross-functional team of backend and frontend developers
• Monitor system performance and proactively implement improvements
• Keep up with emerging technologies and assess their potential value for our platform
Your profile:
• 5+ years of experience in backend or full-stack development
• Expert knowledge of Java and Spring Boot
• Experience working with distributed systems and cloud-native architecture
• Solid understanding of agile development workflows
• Excellent communication skills and fluent English
• Bonus: Experience with AWS, GCP, or monitoring tools like Datadog
Why us?:
• Meaningful work: You contribute to protecting companies and consumers from counterfeiting and digital fraud
• One month per year “work from anywhere” policy
• Hybrid work setup and modern office in central Berlin (40% on-site)
• A fast-paced, collaborative environment with flat hierarchies
• Space to take ownership and shape how we build and improve our platform